Daily Calendar for Friday, March 2, 2029
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Friday, March 2, 2029
Born
- Sam Houston (president of Texas, 1836-38; 1841-44) –
- Theodor Seuss Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss; author) –
- Desi Arnaz (musician & actor) –
- Mikhail Sergeyvich Gorbachev (former Soviet political leader) –
- Tom Wolfe (writer) –
- John Irving (author) –
- Karen Carpenter (singer) –
- Laraine Newman (comedienne & actress) –
- Jon Bon Jovi (musician) –
- Daniel Craig (actor) –
- Heather McComb (actress) –
- Chris Martin (musician) –
- Ben Roethlisberger (football player) –
Died
- DH Lawrence (writer) –
- Philip K. Dick (author) –
- Dusty Springfield (singer) –
- Sandra Marie Schmirler (Olympic curler, died in Regina, Canada) –
- Jeff Healey (musician) –
Events
- John Dix of Boston founded the first school for educating the blind, the New England Asylum for the Blind –
- U.S. Congress passed first Reconstruction Act, setting up conditions for reintegration of Southern states into the Union –
- Rutherford B. Hayes declared U.S. President by a special Electoral Commission in the disputed election of 1876 –
- Hatch Act, providing for the promotion of U.S. agricultural science by creating state agricultural experiment stations, became law –
- Washington’s 14,410-foot active volcano, Mount Rainier, became a National Park. –
- Congress adopted the Platt Amendment, which established a U.S. protectorate over Cuba –
- Martha Washington Hotel, for women only, opened in N.Y.C. –
- Puerto Rico became U.S. territory and its inhabitants became U.S. citizens –
- World premiere of King Kong –
- Battle of Bismarck Sea began, resulting in major victory by U.S. over Japanese shipping and aircraft –
- US Air Force Captain James Gallagher and 13 crew members completed the first round-the-world nonstop flight in a Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Lucky Lady II –
- First crossing of Antarctica by land completed by Dr. (later Sir) Vivian Fuchs and team. It had taken 99 days. –
- Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA scoring record of 100 points as the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the New York Knicks –
- Concorde prototype 001, a supersonic jetliner, tested for the first time –
- Pioneer 10, unmanned U.S. interplanetary probe, was launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida –
- The FDA approved the first commercial blood test for AIDS –
- Queen Elizabeth II signed the Australia Act, defining Australia as a sovereign, independent, and federal nation –
- A 3.5 earthquake rattled parts of Quebec along the border of the United States –
- Microsoft founder Bill Gates received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II –
- The new U.S. $10 bills went into circulation. The redesigned note had shades of orange, yellow, and red –
Weather
- A car crossed frozen Penobscot Bay, Maine –